Name: Zhang Jike

Nationality: China

Date Of Birth: February 16, 1988

Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb, 11 st)

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Zhang Jike playing a forehand against compatriot Wang Hao in the final of
the Men's Singles at the London 2012 Olympics!
Photo by: Source: Feng Li/Getty Images Europe

Current World Ranking: 4 (Since July 2013)
July 2013 World Rankings found here

Career Update: Reigning Olympic Champion Zhang Jike has recently won the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships. Zhang Jike is a grand slam holder and is on his way to winning two grand slams (Olympic Gold, World Championships and World Cup).

Zhang Jike entered the ITTF world rankings in 2002. A lot has gone on since that day! :)

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Zhang Jike the new Olympic Champion! - Photo by: ITTF

TableTennisDaily footage of the Chinese National Team training

We caught Zhang Jike in the training hall of the Werner Schlager Academy in preparation for the 2013 WTTC. More videos, pictures, discussions and information here.


Playing Style: Zhang Jike is a right handed two winged dynamic attacker. His unique aggressive style of play puts his players on the defensive within seconds. Jike and compatriot Ma Long have dominated the table tennis scene throughout the whole of 2011 and continue to do so in 2012. Zhang has adopted one of the strongest backhands in the game, and is compared similar to the characteristics of table tennis legend Kong Linghui.


Greatest Results

Click HERE to watch the match of Zhang Jike's most recent competition win.

2013: World Table Tennis Men's Singles Champion
2012: London 2012 Olympics: Men's Singles Gold Medalist
2012: London 2012 Olympics: Men's Team Gold Medalist (CHINA)
2012 Korea Open World Tour: Men's Singles Champion
2012 World Team Championships - Gold Medallist
2011 World Championships: Men's Singles Champion
2011 Men's World Cup: Men's Singles Champion
2011 German Open: Men's Singles & Men's Doubles Champion
2011 United Arab Emirates Open: Men's Doubles Champion
2011 Slovenian Open: Men's Doubles Champion
2010 Asian Cup: Men's Singles Champion
2010 China Open: Men's Singles Champion
2010 World Championships: Men's Team Gold Medallist
2010 Kuwait Open: Men's Doubles Champion
2003 World Junior Circuit: Boys Singles Champion

Equipment and sponsor: Zhang Jike uses a Butterfly Viscaria Faire blade. The rubbers Jike uses are a black DHS Neo Hurricane III National Version (Blue Sponge) for his forehand and a red Butterfly Tenergy 64 for his backhand.

Pictures of Zhang Jike's Equipment

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Club Represents

Zhang Jike is currently representing Shandong Luneng Club. One of China's major Table Tennis Teams in the Super League.

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I'm pretty sure he is around 5 ft 10 in. He's a bit taller than Ma Long, who is 5 ft 9 in.
 
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